On August 19, Illinois Governor Rauner signed the Illinois Freedom to Work Act. In short, the Act bans the use of noncompete agreements for low wage workers, i.e., those earning less than the greate...

To the surprise of many, the efforts of the Conference Committee to reconcile the House and Senate versions of Massachusetts' noncompete bill (and bill proposing the adoption of the Uniform Trade Sec...

Although I am away (and posting from the Muir Woods - which are quite remarkable), I wanted to post a quick update on the status of the Massachusetts noncompete and UTSA bill. More details later. In t...

After 5 years in the making, the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (the "DTSA") was signed into law today by President Obama (following a unanimous vote by the Senate (87-0) and nearly unanimous vote...

With trade secret theft growing and showing no sign of stopping, it's no surprise that there has been bipartisan support for Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) - the act that amends the Economic...